FOUNGA NGAUE KI HONO FAKANOFO ‘O HA PALEMIA
(1) Kuo pau ki he Fale Alea ke ne fakahoko ha fokotu‘u ki hono fakanofo ‘o e Palemia ‘o hange ko ‘eni —
(a) ‘i loto ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 10 ‘i hono fakafoki ‘o e tohi tu‘utu‘uni fili hili hono fakahoko ‘o e fili lahi, kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi kuo fakanofo ‘i he kupu-si‘i (8) ‘o e Tepile ni ke ne fakaafe‘i ‘a e kau fakafofonga kotoa pe kuo fili ke fakahu ange kiate ia ‘a ‘enau ngaahi fokotu‘u ki he Palemia Fili, ke poupou‘i ia ‘e ha fakafofonga kuo fili ‘e toko 2 pea ke ma‘u ia ‘e he Sea Fakataimi ‘i loto ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 14 mei hono fakafoki ‘o e tohi tu‘utu‘uni fili; pea he‘ikai ke ngofua ki ha fakafofonga kuo ne fokotu‘u pe poupou‘i ha kanititeiti ke ne fokotu‘u pe poupou‘i ha toe taha kehe;
(b) ‘i loto ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 3 hili ‘a e ‘aho fakamuimui taha hono ma‘u ‘o e ngaahi fokotu‘u ki he Palemia Fili, kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi ke ne ui ha fakataha ‘o e kau fakafofonga kakai mo nopele kotoa kuo fili ki he taumu‘a ko hono fili pe ko hai kuo pau te nau fokotu‘u ke fakanofo ko e Palemia Fili:
Ka kuo pau he ‘ikai ke uesia ‘a e ngaahi founga ngaue ‘i he kupu ni kapau ‘e ‘i ai ha fakafofonga ‘e ‘ikai ke lava ‘o ma‘u ha fakataha, ‘i ha fa‘ahinga ‘uhinga pe;
(c) kuo pau ki he kau fakafofonga ma‘u fakataha ke nau fakakaukau‘i pe ko hai te nau fokotu‘u ke fakanofo ko e Palemia Fili, pea ‘i he fakataha ko ia ko e fakafofonga kotoa pe ‘e ‘i ai ‘a ‘ene totonu ke ne lea ma‘ana pe ma‘a ha kanititeiti kehe, pea kuo pau ke nau fili ‘i ha paloti fakapulipuli pea kapau ‘e ‘i ai ha kanititeiti te ne ma‘u ha ngaahi fili ‘oku lahi hake ‘i he vaeua ‘o e fili, kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi ke lipooti ki he Tu‘i kuo fokotu‘u ‘e he kau fakafofonga kuo fili totonu ke fakanofo ‘a e taha ko ia ke hoko ko e Palemia Fili;
(d) kapau ‘e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha kanititeiti ‘e taha ‘e fili ‘i he palakalafi (c) kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi hili ha ‘aho ‘e 2 ‘o e fakataha ko ia ke ui ha fakataha ‘e taha pea kuo pau ko e kanititeiti pe kau kanititeiti na‘a nau ma‘u ‘a e fili si‘isi‘i taha ke fakata‘e‘aonga‘i pea kuo pau ki he kau fakafofonga (‘ikai ke fakamalanga) ke nau fili ‘i ha paloti fakapulipuli ki he‘enau fili ‘i he kau kanititeiti ‘oku toe, pea ka ‘i ai ha kanititeiti ‘e taha te ne ma‘u ha ngaahi fili ‘oku lahi hake ‘i he vaeua ‘o e fili pea kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi ke lipooti ki he Tu‘i ko e kau fakafofonga kuo fili totonu kuo nau fokotu‘u ke fakanofo ‘a e taha ko ia ko e Palemia Fili;
(e) kapau ‘e ‘ikai ‘i ai ha kanititeiti ‘e taha ‘e fili ‘i he palakalafi (d) pea kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 2 hili ‘a e fakataha ko ia ke ui ha fakataha ‘e taha pea kuo pau ke toe fakahoko ‘a e founga ngaue tatau ‘i he palakalafi (d), ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e ‘aho ‘e 2 ‘o kapau ‘e fiema‘u, kae ‘oua leva kuo ma‘u ‘e ha kanititeiti ‘e taha ‘a e lahi hake ‘i he vaeua ‘o e fili kuo fai; pea kuo pau ki he Sea Fakataimi ke lipooti ki he Tu‘i kuo fokotu’u ‘e he kau fakafofonga kuo fili totonu ‘a e taha ko ia ke Palemia Fili.
(2) Ka ‘ikai ke malava ‘e he kau fakafofonga ‘o fakahoko ha fokotu‘u ki he Tu‘i ‘o fakatatau ki he founga ngaue ‘i he kupu-si‘i (1) ‘o e Tepile ni, ‘e ngofua ki he Tu‘i ke ne fakaloloa ‘a e ngaahi taimi kuo fakaha pea ‘e ngofua ke ne fakangofua ‘a e Sea Fakataimi ke ne liliu ‘a e founga ngaue ko ia ke malava ke fakahoko ha fokotu‘u.
(3) ‘I hono ma‘u ‘e he Tu‘i mei he Sea Fakataimi ‘a e fokotu‘u ‘a e kau fakafofonga kuo fili ‘i he kupu-si‘i (1) ‘o e Tepile ni, kuo pau ki he ‘Eiki Talafekau ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio ke ne ui ‘a e Palemia Fili koe‘uhi ke fakanofo ‘e he Tu‘i.
(4) Kuo pau ki he Palemia ke ne fakahoko ‘ene fuakava ki hono lakanga ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e Fale Alea ‘i he ‘uluaki fakataha ‘a e Fale Alea.
(5) Kuo pau ke toe fokotu‘u ‘e he Fale Alea ‘a hono fokotu‘u ‘o ha Palemia hili ha paloti ke fakamaloloo‘i ‘a e Palemia, ‘i he founga ko ia ‘oku fakaha ‘e he kupu 50B ‘o e Konisitutone ni.
(6) ‘I ha taimi pe ‘oku ‘i ai ha lakanga ‘ataa ‘i he tu‘unga ‘o e Palemia, tuku kehe ‘a e hili ‘o ha paloti ke fakamaloloo‘i ‘a e Palemia, kuo pau ke muimui ki he founga ngaue ‘oku fakamahino ‘i he Tepile ni koe‘uhi ke malava ‘e he Tu‘i ke fakanofo ha Palemia ‘i he fokotu‘u ‘a e Fale Alea, ka ‘i he taimi pehe kuo pau ki he Sea ke ne fakahoko ‘a e fatongia ‘o e Sea Fakataimi ‘a ia ‘oku ha ‘i he Tepile ni.
(7) Kuo pau ke fai tu‘utu‘uni ‘e he Sea Fakataimi ‘i ha‘ane femahino‘aki mo e Tu‘i fekau‘aki mo ha fakafekiki ‘e fakatupunga mei he pe ‘oku fekau‘aki mo hono ui pe ko e founga fakahoko ‘o ha fakataha ‘i he Tepile ni pe ki hono fili pe fokotu‘u ‘o e Palemia ‘i he Tepile ni.
(8) Ko e‘uhi ko e ngaahi taumu‘a ‘o e Tepile ni, kuo pau ki he Tu‘i, ‘i loto ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 7 ‘a e fakaha ‘o e ola ‘o e fili lahi, ke ne fakanofo ha taha na‘e ‘ikai ko ha kanititeiti ‘i he fili lahi ko ha Sea Fakataimi ‘o e Fale Alea, pea ko e toko taha ko ia kuo pau ke ne hoko ko e Sea Fakataimi kae‘oua leva kuo fakanofo ha Sea ‘i he kupu 61 ‘o e Konisitutone ko eni.
REFERENCES
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